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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.18

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Vālmīki sees the whole narrative. Vālmīki sees the narrative through meditation and sets out its events, including those still to come

In the sequence: it includes the signet-ring, the cavern, the searchers' resolve to fast to death, Saṃpāti, Hanumān's leap, his search through Laṅkā, Sītā and Trijaṭā, the recognition tokens, the fighting, capture, and burning of the city

1.3.18

aṅgulīyakadānaṃ ca ṛkṣasya biladarśanam
prāyopaveśanaṃ caiva saṃpāteś cāpi darśanam

the giving of the signet-ring, and the sight of the cave of the bear (Svayamprabhā’s cavern); the sitting down to fast unto death, and also the meeting with Saṃpāti;

Words: aṅgulīyakadānaṃ — the giving of the signet-ring; ca — and; ṛkṣasya — of the bear (or: of the cave); biladarśanam — the sight of the cavern; prāyopaveśanaṃ caiva — and the sitting to fast unto death; saṃpāteś cāpi — and also of Saṃpāti; darśanam — the meeting

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.